Antiquities of the Inns of Court and Chancery; Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches Relative to Their Original Foundation, Customs, Ceremoni

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 edition. Excerpt: ... The Cluzrges of the Masters Commens and Clerks Commens, for their Mete and Drinke by the Yeare, and the Manner of the Dyet, and the Stipende of their Officers. Inprimis, every one of the masters commens payeth by the yeare for his dyet l. Os. Item, every one of the clerks commens payeth by the yeare for his dyet v/. iiii. This is a generall rule allways observed, that whensoever two of the masters commens doth sit at a messe, then at so myche mete doth sytt three of the clerks commens: and when three of the masters commens doth syl at a messe, then doth foure of the clerks commens sit at so much meat. Sonday--At Dinner. Betwene two of the masters commens is served meat to the value of md. and the third part of id. At Supper. Betwene three of the masters commens, at supper, is served meat to the value of md. Munday--At Dinner. Betwene two of the masters commens is served meat to the value of 1 d. ob. and the third part of id. At Supper. Betwene two of the masters commens is served meat to the value of iir/. ob. Tuysday--At Dynner. In the terme time is meat to the value of mid. served betwene two of the masters commens; and out of the terme betwene three of the masters commens, mete to the value iiirf. betwene three of the masters commens. Wednsday--At Dynner. Meat to the value of id. ob. and the third part of ii d. betwene two of the masters commens. x At Supper. Meat to the value of id. and the third part of iid. betwene two of the masters commens. Thursday--At Dynner. Two of the masters commens have meat to the value of Hid. At Supper. Two of the masters commens have meat to the value of iid. ob. Fryday--At Dinner. Two of the masters commens have meat to the value of d. ob. Saturday--At Dynner. Two of the masters commens have meat to...